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Paul Galvin and Louise Duffy in planning row as neighbours lodge appeal against house extension

Former Kerry GAA star Paul Galvin and his wife, former Today FM presenter Louise Duffy, have become embroiled in a planning row with their neighbours over a proposed extension to their home in Dublin.

A group called Concerned Residents of Leeson Village and Leeson Park Avenue in Ranelagh is one of two parties to have lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanála against the recent decision of Dublin City Council to grant planning permission to the couple to build an extra storey on top of their bungalow home.

The local authority approved an application by Galvin and Duffy to raise the roof of their existing house in Ranelagh to create new first floor accommodation comprising three bedrooms.

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Consultants acting for Galvin and Duffy said they were “already woven into the fabric of the local community.”

However, consultants for the residents’ group said their clients stood to be significantly affected as the construction of an additional floor would result in the overlooking of the private gardens of adjacent properties.

A ruling is due in November.

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